Here yee, Here yee.
Let it be known that our very own "Toyo", Steve Landy, is now a Iron Butt Rider. A qualifier is necessary here because he hasn't sent off the required paperwork and proof, but I feel sure that it will be approved.
Last Friday, he and I decided we would ride from Gainesville, where he lives, to New Orleans for lunch then turn around and ride back giving him about 1,050 miles for the day and qualifing him for the Saddlesore 1000 IBA ride certificate.
As we neared Montgomery, Alabama, his GPS showed rain ahead so we decided to head North toward better weather. After all, mileage was the goal, not necessarily New Orleans.
We ended up going North to Birmingham, Al., then to Nashville, Tn., then to Knoxville, Tn., then to Ashville, NC., then to Atlanta then back to Gainesville. Over a 1,000 miles and 5 states.
Beautiful blue skies the whole trip. A great day on the yellow wings.
Kudos to Steve, because, since we had planned to go South, he wasn't quite prepared for the 40 degree temps we incurred for most of the trip. We used his GPS to find a couple of Wal-Marts along the way so he could buy another layer, but he never complained.
His '05 1800 has about 60k miles on it so he was already a serious rider. Now, after he's certified, he can say he is "One of the world's toughest motorcycle riders", the IBA description of its members.
Let it be known that our very own "Toyo", Steve Landy, is now a Iron Butt Rider. A qualifier is necessary here because he hasn't sent off the required paperwork and proof, but I feel sure that it will be approved.
Last Friday, he and I decided we would ride from Gainesville, where he lives, to New Orleans for lunch then turn around and ride back giving him about 1,050 miles for the day and qualifing him for the Saddlesore 1000 IBA ride certificate.
As we neared Montgomery, Alabama, his GPS showed rain ahead so we decided to head North toward better weather. After all, mileage was the goal, not necessarily New Orleans.
We ended up going North to Birmingham, Al., then to Nashville, Tn., then to Knoxville, Tn., then to Ashville, NC., then to Atlanta then back to Gainesville. Over a 1,000 miles and 5 states.
Beautiful blue skies the whole trip. A great day on the yellow wings.
Kudos to Steve, because, since we had planned to go South, he wasn't quite prepared for the 40 degree temps we incurred for most of the trip. We used his GPS to find a couple of Wal-Marts along the way so he could buy another layer, but he never complained.
His '05 1800 has about 60k miles on it so he was already a serious rider. Now, after he's certified, he can say he is "One of the world's toughest motorcycle riders", the IBA description of its members.
